The Ortho-K Treatment Fitting Process
The treatment process is non-surgical, however, you may need to schedule an appointment and free up an hour or two, as the fitting process is very tedious.
1. The fitting process starts by an Eyecare practitioner thoroughly examines the health of your Cornea and examine your Vision.
(Fig 1). A Corneal Topographer is a special device used to map the surface of the Cornea. This is an advance machine for Contact Lens fitting, and is very crucial for Orthokeratology fitting.
2. A special type of machine is used to measure the surface of your Cornea. The Corneal Topographer (see Fig. 1) gets a map of the surface of your Cornea to help facilitate the eyecare practitioner in designing your Ortho-K lenses.
Fig 2. A trial lens is fitted to the patient for the practitioner to get a good idea on the outcome of the Ortho-K lens.
3. The eyecare practitioner may need to do some trial fitting in the clinic to get a good idea on how a lens will stay in your Cornea. This step will also help the eyecare practitioner design your Ortho-K lens. (See Fig. 2)
4. The eyecare practitioner will order your Ortho-K lenses depending on the parameters they have gathered.
5. Once your Ortho-K lens is available, the Eyecare professional will do a final examination on the lens and your Cornea and will ask for you to try and come after a few day/s and do some few Corneal Topography again to finalize the treatment.
6. Once everything is good, then you’re good to go! Just don’t forget to come back for future follow ups as recommended by your Eyecare practitioner.
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